Interaction of CO2 laser radiation with dense plasma

The instabilities which occur in the interaction of CO2 laser radiation with a dense plasma have been studied. A TEA CO2 laser provided pulses of up to 30 joules of energy with a duration of 50 nanoseconds. By focussing the radiation on to a plane target a focal spot of about 180 micrometers diamete...

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Main Author: Abdel-Raoof, Wasfi Sharkawy
Published: Royal Holloway, University of London 1980
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.281312